John Virgo's funeral held in Spain on Valentine's Day as Shaun Murphy pays tributeSnooker and BBC icon John Virgo's funeral took place in Spain on Valentine's Day with another memorial service schedule to happen at Sheffield Cathedral come AprilView 2 Images John Virgo died at the age of 79 (Image: Getty Images)Tributes continue to pour in for John Virgo following his funeral, after he passed away at the age of 79. ‌On Saturday, his funeral was held in Spain with a number of friends and snooker compatriots attending. Shaun Murphy was one of them in attendance and took to Instagram to pay tribute to Virgo. ‌John Virgo's cause of death as wife pays heartbreaking tribute to snooker icon READ MORE :Posting a picture of his memorial card on a beach in Spain, he wrote: "Goodnight JV". Jason Francis, chairman of World Seniors Snooker, announced Virgo's death in a post on the Snooker Legends account on X.

Source: Daily Mirror February 16, 2026 15:05 UTC